Western cyclone., 1887-04-14
A BIG FIRE.
thousands Of
dollars SW al
lowed up IN a
short time.
IN loss IN GRAHAM TOWN
lit UuIP IS GREAT-No HUMAN
~ [IvEs REPORTED LOST
IN THIS PART OF
THE COUNTRY.

rroire fire broke out about five
- uast,of Nicodemus during the
I:rb wind last Saturday and going
Nth to the North Fork Ofthe Solomon
sdistapt of about twenty miles. The
tont ofthe damage is great. Among
j. many losses we learn Of the follow
nc. 5 Lilley stable and feed. VILLAS
.aJ1obn Neal, all stables and feed.
Travis, stable feed and three head
!, hogs. Benjamin Dawson, stable
ii feed. F. c. Grebles, stable and
40. James Campbell, frame stable,
n,.tor. fence, correl, feed, corn and
Isols. Mr.. Forsythe 400 bushels corn
,,v cribs and stable. Mr.. Kirkpatrick
no bushels corn hay and stables.
Boady 400 bushels corn hay aud
stabIe J. w. Nichols, 300 bushels
.oro bay and stable, three hogs and
chickens. w. Bowers, corn, hay stable
Nat Clark, corn, hay and stables.
NJ Webster same, P. Hayden, hay,
,om and stables; j. W. Jenkins, 1910
bashels corn. stable and sheds; James
Holmes. feed and stables; James Ken
mlv. hay, corn and stables; n. Hall,
same. A. Newkirk, same, A. G. and G.
? Sanford, same; G. w. Seyerns, hay,
corn. several hogs, saddle, hay frame
mdstables; Elder Chapman, wagon,
buggy, farm implements, all feed and
sables; Robt Boyce, 600 bushels of
corn, selt-binder, stables, hay, etc;
John Morrison, hay and stables.
Th:.lras IN Graham township alone
will reach almost $1,000. We hear
ofno human lives being lost in this
naBty. The northeast corner Of era
ham county is 100000 poorer over the
DISASTROUS prairie fires Of the past two
Veks and one human life lost-that OF
ASDayid Johnson in the FIRE of the
siiiast.
Among the narrow escapes
hon the fire WIS that of Mrs. Campbell
VIC MAS helping her husband to
ave their property, on discovering
Hat the fire was making directly
mher, poured q half barrel Of water
sting near by, on the ground and
ATlng down in that artil the lire pass
dby.
The work Of destruction is great,
aages burned off, hay burned, large
aOs Of corn turned into heaps OF
Aetashes, the savings Of the past two
answallowed UP in less than two
aauss, gone to obtain no more.
Edmond, Ks. Apr. II,
reports concerning the destruction
LUG and property caused by the
a' prairie fire that swept over the
sen portion Norton and Graham
whites Saturday afternoon and eve
ss ast are yet megre srd unsatisfac-
out enough is known to appall
soutest hearts.
iae ire started near Nlcodemus.
s'lan county. The wind, which was
M 'slag agale of at least forty miles
aOof, carried the flames over and
Ssesa the dry grass at frightful
~ HE general destruction of
10y commenced Immediately east
e Graham county; here the
1saa over the country for fully
aaa half miles in width, and as
a.uu carried it north was constant
eaalng until it was fully seven
-. IN vide. Where it crossed the
~ iOfK Of the Solomon river, three
- sast OIL DensmoIe, a few houses
saiaed, but almost every stable
Il, m s'acKs OF hay and cribs Of grain
s,ls alLled leaving hundreds off.rm
destitute. It is a pitifel
= pas over the burned district
~ - sne thousands CT burned chick
tSs. AesS and hundreds of hogs
-s,on2l horses and numerous
i limos Utmost every farmer lost from,
sl ooo bushels OF corn. besides
ae ss1 IN The people fought nebl7
kas. il !, and property. but it vas
sst..ln e property must 90 and
led their lives were forfeit
usnhltely known that from
Can "a iives were lostin this and
lrs COUNTIES, so far as reported
81 q have been unable to pro.
~ a,aes. Four children perish,
6oesa lsanily. The deaths here
oe y Y not include these spoken